Vanessa Hudgens

American actress and singer (born 1988)

Vanessa Anne Hudgens (born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is most well known for starring in High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year on Disney Channel. She has won many awards and has been nominated since High School Musical. She has been on many TV shows and movies. She began acting and singing at an early age. She is now married with her boyfriend Marshall TITO Armstrong.

Vanessa Hudgens
Hudgens in January 2019
Born
Vanessa Anne Hudgens

(1988-12-14) December 14, 1988 (age 36)
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Years active2002–present
PartnerMarshall TITO Armstrong
Parents
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsHollywood
Websitevanessahudgens.tumblr.com

Early life

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Vanessa was born in Salinas, California. Her mother, Gina (née Guangco), held a succession of office jobs, and her father, Gregory Hudgens, was a firefighter. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress.[1] She was raised as a Roman Catholic.[2] Her father is of English ancestry, and her mother, a native of Manila, Philippines, is of Filipino ancestry.[3][4] All of her grandparents were musicians.

Discography

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Link
2006 Imagen Foundation Awards "Best Actress – Television" Nominated [5]
2006 Teen Choice Awards "Choice TV Chemistry" (shared with Zac Efron) Won [6]
2006 Teen Choice Awards "Choice TV Breakout Star" Nominated [6]
2007 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female" Won [7]
2007 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, or Special (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress Nominated [8]
2008 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Hottie" Won [9]
2009 Kids Choice Awards "Favorite Movie Actress" Won [10]
2009 MTV Movie Awards "Breakthrough Female Performance" Nominated
2009 MTV Movie Awards "Best Kiss" (shared with Zac Efron) Nominated
2009 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance" Nominated [11]
2009 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Movie: Liplock" (shared with Zac Efron) Nominated
2009 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Hottie" Nominated
2010 ShoWest "Female Star Of Tomorrow" Won [12]
2011 People's Choice Awards "Favorite Movie Star Under 25" Nominated [13]
2011 Teen Choice Awards "Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Female" Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Movie: Liplock" (shared with Alex Pettyfer) Nominated
2012 Teen Choice Awards "Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy" Nominated
2013 Kids Choice Awards "Favorite Movie Actress" Nominated [14]

References

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  1. "Hollywood Actress Vanessa Hudgens Profile". The Hollywood Actress Portal. 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  2. "Vanessa Hudgens: 'My young fans have put me off having kids!'". The Daily Mirror. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  3. Lynn Barker (2006-05-17). "Interview: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens: High School Musical". TeenHollywood. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  4. "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. 21st Annual Imagen Awards Finalists Archived 2009-08-12 at the Wayback Machine (2006). Accessed 2014-01-12.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Stephen M. Silverman (2006-08-21). Nick, Jessica Dodge Run-In at Teen Awards Archived 2018-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. People. Accessed 2014-01-12.
  7. Jennifer McDonnell (2007-07-31). 2007 Teen Choice Awards Winners Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Montreal Gazette. Accessed 2014-01-12.
  8. 28th Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Young Artist Foundation. 2007-03-10. Accessed 2014-01-12.
  9. 2008 Teen Choice Awards winners and nominees. Teen Choice Awards 2008. 2008-06-17. Accessed 2014-01-12.
  10. Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009. ScoopIndependent News. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  11. "209 Teen Choice Awards Nominees & Voting! (Full List)". Backseatcuddler.com. 2009-06-16. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  12. Vanessa Hudgens: ShoWest Winner Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Celebrity-Gossip.com. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  13. And the winners are.... People's Choice Awards. Retrieved 2014-01-12
  14. "KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS 2013". www.nick.com.

Other websites

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